Answer: Mercantilism was based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports, in an effort to collect precious metals like gold and silver. Mercantilism replaced the feudal economic system in Western Europe.
<span>The main motivation is to stave off the influence of the Soviet Union by policing the world. The United States of America didn't wish for communism to spread nor for the Soviet Union's power to grow and become more persuasive.</span>
